Julia Wilmott PhD
"Re-fashioning a sustainable classic."
An Exploration into potential knitted textile methods for further use of wool fibres in commercial fashion fabrics.
Images of the practice undertaken
Stripes - Two Yarn Combinations
4x4 two yarn stripe Kent Romney and White-faced Woodland
4x4 two yarn stripe Kent Romney and White Faced Woodland
Two yarn stripe with ladder and inlay
4x4 two yarn stripe Kent Romney and White-faced Woodland
Stripes - Three Yarn Combinations
1x1 three yarn stripe Teeswater, White-faced Woodland, Blue-faced Leicester
1x1 three yarn stripe Teeswater, Blue-faced Leicester, White-faced Woodland
1x1 three yarn stripe White-faced Woodland, Blue-faced Leicester, Teeswater
1x1 three yarn stripe Teeswater, White-faced Woodland, Blue-faced Leicester
Fancy Stripes (Stripe Manipulation)
1x1x3 Stripe with 2x1 pointelle transfer. Blue-faced Leicester, Kent Romney & Southdown
1x1x3 Stripe with 2x1 pointelle transfer. Blue-faced Leicester, Kent Romney & Southdown
ladder and lace stitch three yarn stripe combination White-faced Woodland, Dorset Horn, Blue-faced Leicester
1x1x3 Stripe with 2x1 pointelle transfer. Blue-faced Leicester, Kent Romney & Southdown
Tuck Jacquards
Two yarn 2x1 rib-look tuck jacquard with ladder & pointelle. Blue-faced Leicester & Teeswater
1x1 two yarn birds-eye tuck jacquard. Dorset Horn and Teeswater
Three yarn 2x1 rib-look tuck jacquard with ladder & pointelle. Blue-faced Leicester, White-faced woodland & Dorset Horn
Two yarn 2x1 rib-look tuck jacquard with ladder & pointelle. Blue-faced Leicester & Teeswater
4x1rib-look float Jacquards
Two yarn 4x1 rib-look float Jacquard. Dorset Horn and Southdown
Two yarn 4x1 rib-look float Jacquard. Dorset Horn and Southdown
Three yarn 4x1 rib-look float jacquard with ladder. Dorset Horn, Blue-faced Leicester, White-faced woodland
Two yarn 4x1 rib-look float Jacquard. Dorset Horn and Southdown
2x1 rib-look float jacquards
Three yarn 4x1 rib-look float jacquard with double ladder. Kent Romney, Blue-faced Leicester, White-faced woodland
Three yarn 4x1 rib-look float jacquard with double ladder. Kent Romney, Blue-faced Leicester, White-faced woodland
Three yarn 4x1 rib-look float jacquard with varied ladder. Kent Romney, Blue-faced Leicester, Dorset Horn
Three yarn 4x1 rib-look float jacquard with double ladder. Kent Romney, Blue-faced Leicester, White-faced woodland
1x1 birds eye float jacquard
2x2 birds eye check float jacquards
Three yarn 2x2 birds-eye float jacquard with double double ladder. White-faced Woodland, Blue-faced Leicester, Dorset Horn
Three yarn 2x2 birds-eye float jacquard with double double ladder. White-faced Woodland, Blue-faced Leicester, Dorset Horn
Three yarn 2x2 birds-eye float jacquard with every other needle. Kent Romney, Blue-faced Leicester, Dorset Horn
Three yarn 2x2 birds-eye float jacquard with double double ladder. White-faced Woodland, Blue-faced Leicester, Dorset Horn
Vertical ZigZag float jacquards
Horizontal ZigZag float jacquards
Diamond check float jacquards
1x1 Inlay
2x1 Inlay
3x1 & 4x1 Inlay
In/ Out Inlays
4x4x2 Tuck Patterns
3x4x2 Tuck Patterns
1x2x2 Tuck Patterns
Ladder Tuck Patterns
Interview samples
